CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs (1-3) led in the
second half for the third straight game but could not hold off Troy (2-2)
losing 68-61 in the CBE Classic Chattanooga Sub-Regional. Ronrico White (Knoxville,
Tenn.) led the Mocs with a game-high 14 points in the loss.

Chattanooga opened the second half out-scoring the
Trojans 23-12 over the first nine-and-half-minutes on two free throws by Farad
Cobb (West Palm Beach, Fla.). The Mocs got points from seven different
student-athletes and looked to be firmly in control.

It took two trips to erase the deficit. R.J. Scott buried
back-to-back three-pointers to even the score at 48-all. That fueled a 14-1 run
capped by a Deonata Jethroe three that put the Trojans up 56-49 with 5:20 to
play.

Two free throws from Z. Mason (Nashville, Tenn.) and a put-back
from Drazen Zlovaric (Novi Sad, Serbia) cut the lead to three, 61-58, with 1:42
to go. But that's as close as the Mocs would get. The Trojans hit five of six
free throws in the final 30 seconds to cement the win.

Zlovaric posted a double-double with 11 points and 10
rebounds. Mason added nine boards of his own as the Mocs owned the glass with a
47-30 advantage.

Antoine Myers paced the Trojans with 13 points, four
assists and three steals. Scott and Hunter Williams chipped in 12 points
apiece, while Jethroe tossed in 11.

Free throw shooting was a bugaboo for the Chattanooga
squad. The team made 15 of 26 free throws (57.7%). The first half was key as
UTC made just four of 13 (30.8%).

The Mocs close out the CBE Classic Chattanooga Sub-Regional
Tuesday night with Louisiana Tech at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T). La Tech owns win over Troy (70-46) and
Southeast Missouri (67-63) in the tourney. The Trojans and SEMO meet at 4:30
p.m. Tickets are available at GoMocs.com or by calling 266-MOCS (6627).

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